Grants Officer

Organisation: DT Global

Project Name: USAID Feed the Future Uganda Institutional and Systems Strengthening (ISS) Activity

Duty Station:  Kampala, Uganda

Reports to: Grants and Contracts Manager

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Contribute to the effective management of all programmatic and financial aspects of grants under contract awarded by the ISS Activity
• Support calls for grant applications processes, selection procedures, management and reporting.
• Collect data and reports from grantees.
• Coordinate efforts between the grants. technical and monitoring/evaluation units to ensure close cooperation and effective management of grants.
• Work with grant recipients to ensure that implementation of awards conform to USAID policies and regulations. including for procurement competition. and others.
• Guide the review of any new granting mechanisms to ensure adherence to donor requirements related to eligibility for the local grantees. budget presentation acceptability of cost allocation and other requirements.
• Implement procedures and provide policy guidance and interpretation for Activity staff and grantees to ensure adherence to grant management procedures.
• Build the capacity of potential grantee organizations to ensure successful grant project implementation.
• Review and analyze budget estimates discerning reasonableness, consistency, allocability and allowability of costs.
• Ensure post-award management in  accordance with relevant regulations, including but not limited to reporting audits, etc. in accordance with USAID policies, and procedures.
• Work collaboratively as a member of program management team.
• Provide administrative, operational. and programmatic backstop support
• Track and review- grants and contracts through the payment cycle, ensuring compliance with USAID agreements and DT-Global policies.
• Review- and contribute to internal reports, annual work plans, and quarterly and monthly reports as required by the ISS Contract
• Provide inputs from grantee monitoring and evaluation and other lessons learned to support Activity CLA processes on a quarterly and annual basis.
• Support and participate in program activities at the discretion of the Chief of Party: and
• Other similar tasks and responsibilities that the Grants and Contracts Manager. Director Finance Grants, and Operations night reasonably request.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• University degree in administration, business, economics, accounting, or similar field
• Minimum of five years of experience supporting grants management with public and private sector entities: prior experience managing USAID-funded grants mechanisms is strongly preferred.
• Must be a Ugandan citizen.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Previous experience in delivering a grants function targeting public and private sector entities.
• Strong understanding of USAID grants management standards. policies and procedures
• Excellent language proficiency in spoken and written English
• Excellent interpersonal skills, including patience, diplomacy
• Willingness to listen. and respect for colleagues.
• Strong ethics and unquestionable level of integrity

How to Apply:

Send your application via [email protected]

Late applications will not be accepted. NOTE: Applications for this role will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

Equal Opportunity statement: DT Global International Development USA, Ltd has a long-standing policy of Equal Opportunity in employment. Our practice is to fill positions by selecting applicants who can perform the work in a competent and professional manner. We do not discriminate on the basis of age, sex, race, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status.

Deadline: 12th August 2024 by 4:00pm